About this role
About Anthropic
Anthropic’s mission is to create reliable, interpretable, and steerable AI systems. We want AI to be safe and beneficial for our users and for society as a whole. Our team is a quickly growing group of committed researchers, engineers, policy experts, and business leaders working together to build beneficial AI systems.
About the role
We are seeking a Strategic Deals Lead, Compute & Infrastructure team member to drive the planning and execution of programs critical to Anthropic's compute infrastructure strategy. In this role, you will manage internal and external stakeholders to bring clarity to our compute technology roadmaps, help prioritize across technical and non-technical teams, and focus on securing and delivering compute capacity.
Anthropic's AI models are available on both our first-party platforms (claude.ai and our API) as well as through our major cloud partners. Ensuring tight coordination between our internal teams and external partners is essential to our ability to stay on the frontier of AI development. You will work closely with engineering, finance, and partnership teams to drive execution of technical roadmaps, support deal structuring, and manage the operational aspects of our compute partnerships.
This role combines technical program management with elements of strategic operations, partnership development, and financial analysis. You will be an integral part of a team focused on securing the compute resources Anthropic needs to pursue its mission of developing safe, beneficial AI systems.
Key responsibilities
• Drive cross-functional coordination across Engineering, Finance, and external partners to define, scope, and deliver on compute partnership initiatives
• Develop and maintain detailed project plans, timelines, and status reporting for technical programs related to compute infrastructure and partnerships
• Partner with engineering leaders to translate technical requirements into actionable roadmaps and track execution against milestones
• Support the structuring and negotiation of strategic compute deals, including financial modeling, term analysis, and vendor evaluation
• Build and maintain relationships with key stakeholders at cloud providers and infrastructure partners
• Develop and manage systems, processes, and documentation to support program management efficiency and stakeholder visibility
• Analyze financial and operational data to inform decision-making on compute capacity planning and vendor strategy
• Provide clear and transparent reporting on program status, issues, and risks to leadership
Minimum qualifications
• Experience structuring and negotiating strategic customer deals or partnerships within the technology space (cloud services, semiconductors, data center/infrastructure)
• Background in cloud computing, data center infrastructure, compute/silicon development, or technology-focused investment banking or consulting
• Familiarity with data center infrastruct